Holland & Knight Didn't Give Enough Bang For The Buck: Suit

Law360, Los Angeles (June 20, 2012, 8:57 PM EDT) -- Holland & Knight LLP has been hit with a lawsuit in California state court alleging the nearly $320,000 it charged a former client for three months of legal work on a dispute over the award of a U.S. Navy contract was excessive.

Solute Inc., which provides software engineering services to government contractors, claims Holland & Knight charged exorbitant fees that were “wholly disproportionate” to the services the law firm performed. The lawsuit, which was filed on June 15, seeks reimbursement of the fees and asserts causes...